Nice buildings in Cholon

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Neither in the Cholon (Chinese) District found I the nice old atmosphere I was waiting for. Only in a few corners (like this) you could find the old charming architecture I though was so characteristic in Saigon...

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Colonial buildings

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There were not as many colonial remants as I expected in Saigon. I tried hard, but all I found was a few buildings in the area of the Embassies, in the north of the Dong Khoi Central area.It was not as in the "Indochine" or "The Quiet american" films, but the ones left were nice...

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